Animal Dilemmas – Tarsier Bird of Paradise
Short Story After the Bird of Paradise stopped singing and dancing and settled on a mate it grew serious and became busy with lovemaking. At first its mate felt lucky after seeing countless opponents...
Author: Xidan
Animal Dilemmas – Black Panther Condor
Short Story The Condor flew all night and in the morning it landed at the edge of the jungle by pool at the foot of a waterfall to take a drink of water. The...
Animal Dilemmas – Fennec Wolf
Short Story After taking a drink of water the Wolf and Lion collapsed on the cool damp rocks of the cave for a day long nap. The Lion woke first and felt old, the...
Animal Dilemmas – Dingo Kangaroo
Short Story After the accident in the water, the joey quickly learned how to swim. Not long after the dingos caught its blind father and its mother was already nursing the next generation. The...
Animal Dilemmas – Hippo Elephant
Short Story The flock of elephants, led by the giant male, kept along the greenest patches of vegetation they could find. But it was harder to find moist leafs. It hadn’t rained in weeks...
Animal Dilemmas – Dung Beetle Camel
Short Story The Camel was delighted to diversify its diet of dry grass sticks with a juicy moth. Most camels only ate grass and were always hungry. When grass was plentiful they overate and...
Animal Dilemmas – Pheasant Satyr
Short Story The Satyr wondered into the woods. It stopped by the feast grounds in a forest clearing. The tables were gone, the ground was littered with rotting fruit and fish. The soil was...
Animal Dilemmas – Polar Bear Octopus
Short Story The water in the tank was the perfect temperature. The Octopus’ favorite corrals and seaweeds grew from the floor. A dark, domed cavity was at the center where it could rest from...
